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Originally Posted by FeetBallRef
If we don't allow the previous spot when "B" declines the "distance penalty", "A" can get an advantage from their penalty.
"A" is kicking a field goal from "B"'s 6 yard line on the right inbounds line. "A" makes the field goal but holds in "B"'s 10 yard line. Since "A" made the field goal, "B" will want a re-kick (accept the penalty). So when "B" declines the "distance penalty" to cut down the angle of the kick, if we move the ball back to the previous (basic) spot, "A" hasn't gained an advantage for their penalty.
If we move it to the ABO spot, "A" has gained an advantage for their foul. The ABO was designed to eliminate "A" gaining an advantage for their penalty.
If the ABO spot for enforcement was designed to prevent "A" from gaining an advantage for their foul, we shouldn't allow the ABO spot to give "A" an advantage when "B" declines the "distance penalty".
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You CANNOT accept a penalty and decline the "distance" which goes with the penalty
You're confusing me with your lingo
There is no ABO spot.
ABO is an exception to the basic spot rule.
Relative to penalty enforcement you have 2 pertinent spots
Enforcement spot-The spot from where a penalty will be enforced if accepted.
Succeeding Spot-The spot from where the ball would next be snapped had a foul not occurred.
If a team accepts a penalty, the distance is measured off from the enforcement spot.
If a team declines a penalty the ball is spotted at the succeeding spot (The spot from where the ball would be had no foul occurred)
As I said before, when you accept the penalty, you accept the enforcement spot
plus the prescribed distance for the penalty. You can't have one without the other.
When you decline we play on as if there had been no foul.